This is an exact 1/16th scale model of a 5230 B front shovel. Constructed from cherry and walnutwood, this award winning piece has over 4000 individual handcrafted parts and took over 3000 hours to complete. Woodchuck&Company.

'Le Nuage' (the cloud) is a playful and poetic micro-architecture shelter made ​​of wood and Plexiglas that sleeps 7 people. By Zébra3 / Buy-Sellf, an artists' collective based in Bordeaux, France.

On pop up trends - Dessert HOUR with Chef Moody at Scoops in LA ~ from a few hotplates come Jack infused deliciousness on Banana Bread Pudding, Almond GNOCCHI, and more!

Sustain is a soap made from 100% sustainable palm oil. Other bars that use unsustainable palm oil are destroying habitats that are home to some of the most endangered species on our planet. Packaging design by Treasure.

A new aerospace technology on processing drinking water is released by NASA. This technology is inspired by the army technology on processing dirty water to produce clear, safe drinking water when soldiers are in a barren area.

Opening pics of Tahiti Pehrson's Theta Pegasi at EVER GOLD.

Rosy Lee’s Remarkable Remedy soluble tea pills, illustrate the medicinal qualities of tea. Lovely packaging by Kylie-Ann Homer, Sadie Hines-Dedman and Senwelo Foster and great hat tip to a bit of rhyming slang!

Augmented Reality Cinema, great app that shows you movie scenes from films show where you are standing!

Nifty Clear Cot by hubabub.

Beautiful Kanazawa Umimirai Library by Coelacanth K&H Architects.

Stipee, cute sticky bookmarks.

David Bowen's Tele-present water, an installation that draws information from the intensity and movement of waves using data collected in real-time from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data buoy station 46075 Shumagin Islands Alaska.

Chimecco, an interactive art installation in Denmark by Mark Nixon, uses 600 wind chimes to turn that spring in your step into a song.

Installation view of Takashi Murakami's exhibition at Gagosian Gallery, London.

Tiny brontosaurus in a bottle from etsy seller tinyworldinabottle (Akinobu). Amazing stuff.

my love for you takes a peek at Anthony Sneed as he gets ready for his upcoming show, Grand Illusion at The Shooting Gallery.

It’s Friday! And time for your travel roundup from NotVentures. Will you be swimming with the fishes, indulging in deep fried tarantula or escaping on a Swiss chocolate train?

Liam Brazier is a freelance illustrator and animator whose talent lies in creating pop culture icons like Superman or Darth Vader in a beautifully striking way.

Photo Jojo's iPhone SLR mount.

Sneak preview into the deliciousness that will be the LA Street Food Fest! From NaanStop, to Picca bites, to Hendrick's Cocktail, to Beachy Cream ice cream sandwiches and more!

Making of the General Motors Holden Colorado Concept launched at the 2011 Australian Motorshow

Great images from photographer Joachim Shmid show how unused space in Brazil is turned into football fields - regardless of shape!

The Riot Grrrl movement was more than just music. Seattle's Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery hosts 'Quiet Rrriot' a Riot Grrrl art retrospective featuring Nikki McClure, Stella Marrs, and Megan Kelso.

In 1998, the Kilpatrick Hills, Scotland–based distillery Auchentoshan, created its annual Auchentoshan Single Malt Lowland Scotch Whisky, Scotland’s only triple-distilled single-malt Scotch for more than a century.

Junya Ishigami with his first UK installation 'Architecture as Air' in the Curve at the Barbican Art Gallery, London, thru Oct 16. Steel columns supported by 2,756 pieces of thread!

This colorful youth center in Merida has it all: Skatepark, concert area, ballroom, climbing wall, and more. Impressive design by Spanish firm Selgas Cano.

The Odd Luminary is a new online curio shop, shaped around the the travels of a fictional Edwardian gentleman and his pet owl, Bubo.

Jonathan Yeo's wallpaper for Soho House looks like a pretty print, but it's actually pretty saucy...

Audi's recent victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2011 did not come easily. This inspirational video shows just how much work and emotion goes into this grueling race.

Fortress of the Bear - Sitka, Alaska - my dad sent some pics of the adorable Sitka browns (who were once polar bears? who were once browns?) from this awesome non profit.

Cute compass rose tote bag from These Are Things. Good for traveling around the world or for just down the street.

Poster design for upcoming Robots Love Ice Cream indie game for the iPad. This is one of the Kickstarter rewards being offered. The creative for the game is heavily inspired by vinyl toys.

The Aston Martin V12 Zagato will officially head to production lines. The collaboration with the Italian design house Zagato and will be limited to 150 units.

Poppin - Office Supplies. Reinvented. ~ or perhaps repackaged? So many packaging details worth taking a look at here... and cheeky copy/branding all around.

A new way of biking has arrived, the Shadow eBike by Daymak combines biking with the emerging hybrid technology. Wireless, electric, sustainable, providing greener transport in cities.

To announce the release of Tweason'ale, a gluten-free brew made with strawberries, sorghum and honey, Dogfish Head partnered with Cinemagraph artists Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg to create animated gifs of the brewing process.

Beautiful work by graphic designer Dave Raxworthy at part 2 of New Designers. Raxworthy has done some stunning work while at Nottingham Trent University including the promotional materials for their degree show.

Do bad guys ever sleep? Trulia looks at the temporal pattern of crimes across US cities.

Curriculum Vitae campaign for Skoda by the agency Leagas Delaney Praha. Directed by weareflink.

Infographics from Collaborative, a fund that focuses on collaborative consumption and an emphasis on values.

Tesco Homeplus now runs a virtual store in the subway of South Korea!

Smith & Milton's packaging design for Bulmer's Woodpecker Cider featuring a beautiful woodcut by Andrew Davidson.

'Keep calm and stay creative' a cute screenprint reminder from New College Nottingham at New Designers 2011.

Woof vs Meow. What do your furry friends reveal about you? Infographic from the Hunch Blog.